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American Psycho (Uncut Killer Collector's Edition)
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Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is a Wall Street yuppie obsessed with success, status and style, with a stunning fiancé (Reese Witherspoon). He is also a psychotic killer who rapes, murders and dismembers both strangers and acquaintances without provocation or purpose. Based on the controversial novel by Bret Easton Ellis, the film offers a sharp satire to the dark side of yuppie culture in the ?80s, while setting forth a vision that is both terrifying and chilling.
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The Bret Easton Ellis novel American Psycho, a dark, violent satire of the "me" culture of Ronald Reagan's 1980s, is certainly one of the most controversial books of the '90s, and that notoriety fueled its bestseller status. This smart, savvy adaptation by Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol) may be able to ride the crest of the notoriety; prior to the film's release, Harron fought a ratings battle (ironically, for depictions of sex rather than violence), but at the time the director stated, "We're rescuing [the book] from its own bad reputation." Harron and co-screenwriter Guinevere Turner (Go Fish) overcome many of the objections of Ellis's novel by keeping the most extreme violence offscreen (sometimes just barely), suggesting the reign of terror of yuppie killer Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) with splashes of blood and personal souvenirs. Bale is razor sharp as the blank corporate drone, a preening tiger in designer suits whose speaking voice is part salesman, part self-help guru, and completely artificial. Carrying himself with the poised confidence of a male model, he spends his days in a numbing world of status-symbol one-upmanship and soul-sapping small talk, but breaks out at night with smirking explosions of homicide, accomplished with the fastidious care of a hopeless obsessive. The film's approach to this mayhem is simultaneously shocking and discreet; even Bateman's outrageous naked charge with a chainsaw is most notable for the impossibly polished and gleaming instrument of death. Harron's film is a hilarious, cheerfully insidious hall of mirrors all pointed inward, slowly cracking as the portrait becomes increasingly grotesque and insane. --Sean Axmaker
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The Bret Easton Ellis novel American Psycho, a dark, violent satire of the "me" culture of Ronald Reagan's 1980s, is certainly one of the most controversial books of the '90s, and that notoriety fueled its bestseller status. This smart, savvy adaptation by Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol) may be able to ride the crest of the notoriety; prior to the film's release, Harron fought a ratings battle (ironically, for depictions of sex rather than violence), but at the time the director stated, "We're rescuing [the book] from its own bad reputation." Harron and co-screenwriter Guinevere Turner (Go Fish) overcome many of the objections of Ellis's novel by keeping the most extreme violence offscreen (sometimes just barely), suggesting the reign of terror of yuppie killer Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) with splashes of blood and personal souvenirs. Bale is razor sharp as the blank corporate drone, a preening tiger in designer suits whose speaking voice is part salesman, part self-help guru, and completely artificial. Carrying himself with the poised confidence of a male model, he spends his days in a numbing world of status-symbol one-upmanship and soul-sapping small talk, but breaks out at night with smirking explosions of homicide, accomplished with the fastidious care of a hopeless obsessive. The film's approach to this mayhem is simultaneously shocking and discreet; even Bateman's outrageous naked charge with a chainsaw is most notable for the impossibly polished and gleaming instrument of death. Harron's film is a hilarious, cheerfully insidious hall of mirrors all pointed inward, slowly cracking as the portrait becomes increasingly grotesque and insane. --Sean Axmaker
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American Psycho (Uncut Killer Collector's Edition)
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User Comments About American Psycho (Uncut Killer Collector's Edition)
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IF YOU SEE PATRICK BATEMAN -- RUN LIKE HELL!!!!!
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Women are easy to kill. The types of women he attracts are apparently as shallow as he is with the exception of the street prostitute who you will probably feel sympathy for. I would agree this is a dark comedy and recommend it for its entertainment value. His livingroom scene with Jared Leto (his nemesis in the movie) is so disturbing you DO indeed catch yourself grinning.
A vampire. You can knock on his door and nobody's home. This movie shows violence toward women, men and the narrow escape of a kitten from an ATM machine. He indulges his every desire (mostly sadistic). And comedic in a very, very dark way. Bale's Patrick Bateman is drop-dead gorgeous, cut, successful, swaggering, demented, obsessed and, of course, p-s-y-c-h-o. Patrick's obsession with Jared Leto's character AND business cards, helps the viewer understand that Patrick is not just insanely jealous he IS insane.
The guy takes himself and his position in life WAY TOO SERIOUSLY. He is only happy in someone else's skin. What can I say. This movie is violent and has disturbing elements but it is very well acted by Bale. He enjoys killing.
Patrick is probably every human being's worst nightmare. He has easy access to women so, hey, why not slaughter them. Women in this movie are just meat for Patrick's grinder. Christian Bale is an incredible actor and his portrayal of Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho" is unforgettable.
He is a leech. He takes and gives nothing back. Ahhhhhhh. If anyone begins this movie envying or admiring Patrick Bateman and still does at the end of the movie, I would suggest they too are crazy.
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American Psycho: A "Killer" Cut
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For those of you who have read the book, you will find the screenplay version which captures all of the salient parts of the story of equal comparison. You'll never think of Huey Lewis or Phil Collins in the same way again. This special edition of American Psycho was fantastic. Christian Bale plays Patrick Bateman, an extremely neurotic and obsessive 1980's yuppie, who "deals" with stress in a horrific (but darkly comedic) way.
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Awesome yet disturbing!!!
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American Pyscho was one of those films that makes a person laugh uncomfortably throughout and you just walked away feeling disgusted. That being said it was a film that is definitely an underrated masterpiece.
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Super good very scary and confusing. I would suggest this movies to anyone, the actor is great, and you are both attracted and scared by him.
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Was there a cover-up. Bale has always been great at getting inside of the character and showing what the character is made of. The lead protagonist, Patrick Bateman (played by Bale), is a yuppie turned serial killer. It's a brilliant dark comedy (though I'm sure my grandparents wouldn't find it the least bit funny).
All in all it was a fun romp. I'd write more, but I have some videos I need to return. He causing pain and suffering in different levels (real and imagined) to those around him. The arrogance, hubris, and lack of empathy that the business world felt to the smaller man. The book that the movie was based on was meant to be a commentary on the 1980's.
I've owned it on VHS and DVD, and I'll probably upgrade to Blu-Ray if I ever manage to bring myself to go all next gen. If you enjoy his performance in the Batman movies, this is where it all comes and stems from. Did the whole film happen in his head. Should he have fed the ATM the kitten. This was the film that showed me what Christian Bale is capable of.
American Psycho is one of those few movies I wish desperately that I had seen in the theater. American Psycho roles out and in the end you don't know what is true, what is is imagined, and what is a lie.
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